Published: March 03, 2010
LEGO Systems and TT Games Publishing Extend Global Exclusive Partnership for Development of LEGO Videogames Through 2016
BURBANK, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - LEGO Systems and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (WBHEG) announced
today a worldwide license agreement for TT Games Publishing to continue
developing the highly successful LEGO videogames across multiple
platforms.
Operating as part of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division
of WBHEG, TT Games is the publisher and developer behind the award
winning hit LEGO videogame franchises including, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO
Batman: The Videogame and LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original
Adventures, which have sold close to 50 million units worldwide.
"The LEGO Group is a brilliant and trusted organization with an
extremely loyal fan base," said Kevin Tsujihara, president, Warner Bros.
Home Entertainment Group. "We are very fortunate to have the opportunity
to continue the successful partnership between this legendary company
and the talented TT Games, which will enable us to further expand our
slate of widely recognized, family-friendly games."
"One of the things that sets the LEGO brand apart is that it allows kids
to express their creativity, and the games we develop with TT Games are
not just great fun but also inspire kids to play with their LEGO bricks,
exploring our different play themes more deeply," said Henrik Taudorf
Lorensen, vice president of LEGO Digital. "We are very excited to
continue to work with TT Games because they take a distinctive approach
to making games creative, social and non-violent, which makes them a
valuable part of the broader LEGO experience."
"We look forward to carrying on our excellent collaboration with the
LEGO Group in building extraordinary LEGO videogame franchises, with
both Warner Bros. and third party IP, that continue to resonate with
consumers," said Tom Stone, managing director of TT Games Publishing.
"There is a tremendous future for LEGO games, and we are looking forward
to working with all of our partners over the coming years."
TT Games, which was formed in 2005 with the merger of the developer
Traveller's Tales and publisher Giant Interactive Entertainment,
continues to manage their existing relationships with other publishers.
The next title from TT Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
will be LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 in 2010.
About TT Games
TT Games (www.ttgames.com)
is the combined publishing and development group behind the hit games LEGO
Star Wars , LEGO Batman : The Videogame, LEGO Indiana Jones :
The Original Adventures and BIONICLE Heroes. Incorporating
renowned UK developer Traveller's Tales, TT Games has a distinctive
focus on console, handheld, mobile and PC games of the highest quality,
aimed at young gamers and their families.
About the LEGO Group
The LEGO Group (www.LEGO.com)
is a privately held, family-owned company, based in Billund, Denmark. It
was founded in 1932 and today the group is one of the world's leading
manufacturers of play materials for children. The company is committed
to the development of children's creative and imaginative abilities
through its products, which can be purchased in more than 130 countries.
Visit www.LEGO.com
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Group
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (WBHEG) brings together Warner
Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution, interactive
entertainment, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order
to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An
industry leader since its inception, WBHEG oversees the global
distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc and DVD)
and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through
and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels,
and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online
video game titles worldwide. WBHEG distributes its product through third
party retail partners and licensees, as well as directly to consumers
through WBShop.com.
About Warner Bros. Interactive
Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home
Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer,
licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive
space across all current and future platforms, including console,
handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game
titles.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Remi Sklar, 818-977-3023
remi.sklar@warnerbros.com
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